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young one each, which they carry between their 

 arms : and they have not been known to produce 

 in any other than hot climates. 



When in confinement these animals are invariably 

 savage and ill-natured, frequently grinding their 

 teeth, fretting and chafing with the utmost 

 fury. One that was exhibited at Edinburgh in 1779 

 presented uniformly to the spectators the most 

 threatening aspect, and attempted to seize every 

 person, who came within the reach of his chain. 

 on these occasions he usually made a deep grunting 

 noise, and tossed up his head almost perpetually *. 



This species is very fond of eggs, and one of 

 them has been known to put eight into his 

 cheek-pouches at once : then taking them out one 

 by one, he broke them at the end, and deliberately 

 swallowed their contents. In confinement these Ba- 

 boons may be induced to eat meat, but not unless it is 

 cooked: they are very fond of wine orspirits. One that 

 Mr. Pennant saw at Chester was of most tremendious 

 strength, and excessively fierce. Its voice was a 

 kind of roar, not unlike tliat of a Lion, except that 

 it was low and somewhat inward. It went on all 

 fours, and never stood on its hind le^s, unle.-.s fiuxed 

 by the keeper ; but would frequently sit on its 

 rump, in a crouching manner, and drop its arms 

 across before its belly. It \v3.s an animal of great 

 beauty, and appears to have been the same that Air. 

 Smellie saw at Edinburgh. Mr. Pennant says it 

 was particularly fond of cheese, and that Vvhcnevcr 



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* IS'otcof Mr. SincUic, Buff. Quad. viii. \20. 



